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A town hall-style meeting about the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative turned into a passionate public discussion of both causes and solutions to the issue.

The meeting took place yesterday evening, Tuesday, June 25 at the Hall…MORE

As part of the new student assignment plan, passed by the School Board on June 17, all middle schools in Seattle will be required to offer the Spectrum advanced learning program by the 2010-2011 school year.

Currently, Lafayette…MORE

A surprising number of teens showed up at the South Park Community Center June 24 to voice their opinions to Seattle Parks Superintendent Tim Gallagher about the kinds of resources they wanted from the department.

Gallagher has been…MORE

The Fremont Neighborhood Council is hoping to gain neighborhood support to protect an 80-year-old fire station annex that may be torn down.

The annex to Fire Station 9 was built in 1921 and has been used to prepare and store oxygen tanks…MORE

The apartment complex located at 4532 42nd Ave. S.W. will undergo its third design review meeting on July 23.

The complex, located near the Alaska Junction, will measure six stories high and have 35 unit apartments and two levels of…MORE

In a move that disappointed a number of meeting attendees, the Northwest District Council voted to make a new sidewalk on North 143rd Street near Linden Avenue North a priority over a curb bulb and rain garden at North 76th Street and Winona…MORE

The Ballard Northwest Senior Center has a free job bank to match job seekers with employers.

“This is wonderful way for the senior center to help bring together and serve our community.” Carlye Teel, senior center director. “In these…MORE

Caspar Babypants — the new side project from The Presidents’ Of The United States Of America’s lead singer Chris Ballew — is the final band to be announced for this year’s West Seattle Summer Fest.

Caspar Babypants creates music…MORE

The Ballard Food Bank has seen an 11 percent increase in clients compared to the first quarters of 2008 and 2009, and organizers there only expect that number to continue to climb.

Today they are serving just under 1,000 people each week…MORE

Seattle's mayor said today that funds from the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative will help the city put 650 young people to work this summer, engaging them in positive and productive jobs.

“One of the best ways to reduce youth…MORE